FUNDING/PROGRAMS
Below is a list of NSHRF's new programs. For more information regarding any of these programs, please contact the appropriate Program Manager.
A Knowledge Programs
The purpose of the suite of Knowledge Programs is to support systematic approaches to integrating the best evidence available to support informed decision-making. The Programs are being piloted over the next year to address the dynamic information needs of decision-makers.
The Programs are:
1. REAL Knowledge
2. Training and Workshops
3. Knowledge Planning
4. Knowledge Sharing Support Award
For more information regarding these programs, please see the Knowledge Programs Description.
Application forms for Knowledge Program Awards:
Knowledge Sharing Support Award
B Research Enterprise Development Initiatives (REDI)
The purpose of REDI is to support the health research enterprise in Nova Scotia and to ensure a systems-level approach to research enterprise development. This includes identifying the elements necessary to support the research enterprise and designing initiatives targeted to creating, evolving and/or sustaining these elements.
The core elements of REDI are:
Competitive Collaborative Grants. This area is under development and will not be offered in 2010-11. These Grants will be priority driven.
REDI Awards investigator driven :
- Research Skills Award,
- Team Development Award, and
- Catalyst Award.
Support to the health research enterprise:
- Health Research Management, and
- Community Collaboration.
For more information regarding REDI, please see the REDI Description
Application forms for REDI Awards:
Research Skills Application
Team Development and Catalyst Application
C Research Programs
For 2010/11 documents, please see below:
NSHRF Competitive Health Research Funding Requirements 2010-2011Student Research Awards Competition Requirements 2010-2011The purpose of the Research Programs is to build capacity in health research across the four health research categories (biomedical, health policy, health services, and health outcomes.).
The Research Programs are entirely investigator driven and encompasses much of what was formally known as Health Research and Matching Grants. They are being strengthened to retain their relevance in our current health research landscape.
Partnership Programs
The purpose of the Matching Program is to provide required matching funds to help Nova Scotia applicants secure funding in national/international competitions. The only programs currently eligible for NSHRF matching funds are CIHR’s Regional Partnership Program and the Partnerships for Health Systems Improvement program. Due to limited fund availability all other aspects of the NSHRF Matching Program are currently closed.
- Regional Partnerships Program RPP - CIHR
The purpose of the Regional Partnership Program is to support applications that are judged to be of high scientific merit through CIHR peer review scoring 3.5 and above , but are beyond the funding capacity of the CIHR’s base budget in the CIHR regular competitions. At this time the only funding tool eligible under this program is CIHR’s bi-annual “Operating Grant”. Refer to CIHR website for application details.
Click here for NSHRF specific RPP requirements.
NSHRF RPP Deadline:
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
- Partnerships for Health Systems Improvements PHSI CIHR
The purpose of the Partnership for Health Systems Improvements PHSI matching funds program is to support alliances of researchers and decision-makers in conducting applied health services and policy research, that will be useful to health system managers and/or policy makers. Funding is for research projects in which Nova Scotia researchers and decision makers figure prominently. Refer to the CIHR Website for application details.
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NSHRF PHSI Deadline:
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Highly Qualified Personnel (Students)
Projects (Establishment and Development Innovative Grants)
Changes to the Research Programs will take effect in 2011-12. Partnership program details are available on the NSHRF website: www.nshrf.ca. Details of the Highly Qualified Personnel program will be available in the fall of 2010, and Projects in January 2011.
NSHRF Funding
Information about funding for the NSHRF is available in our Accountability section's Funding and Resources.